58 Garston Lane Watford WD25 9QL

1. 5 Nov 2024

   Received by Watford

2. 8 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 18 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

4. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 56 Garston Lane Watford WD25 9QL

  22/00282/LDC Submitted 3 Mar 2022 11m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front roof lights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 9 docs

• 54 Garston Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9QL

  22/00201/LDC Submitted 16 Feb 2022 17m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for an erection of detached outbuilding.

  Granted Lawful development 4 docs

• 40 Garston Lane Watford WD25 9QL

  26/00207/LDC Submitted 11 Mar 2026 67m away

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion including rear dormer and x2 front rooflights

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 4 Telford Close Watford WD25 9RF

  24/00244/FULH Submitted 18 Mar 2024 78m away

  Erecton of a part single-storey, part double-storey rear and side wrap-around extension to a semi-detached property.

  Decided Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Telford Close Watford WD25 9RF

  23/01183/FULH Submitted 19 Dec 2023 78m away

  Erection of a double-storey rear extension.

  Refused Householder Extension 15 docs
  Domestic

• 2 Telford Close Watford Hertfordshire WD25 9RF

  22/01320/FULH Submitted 14 Nov 2022 86m away

  Erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extension

  Decided Householder Extension 9 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00494/LDC Refused

  204A St Albans Road Watford WD24 4AS

  Lawful development certificate for existing use of the first and second floors as two separate self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3), each comprising independent living accommodation, kitchen facilities, bathroom facilities and ancillary storage, with access provided via the existing external rear staircase

  29 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00531/LDC Granted

  1014 St Albans Road Watford WD25 9NP

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00549/LDC Granted

  4 Field Road Watford WD19 4DR

  Lawful Development Certificate to replace single storey rear extension.

  17 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00659/LDC Awaiting decision

  38 Talbot Avenue Watford WD19 4AX

  Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of single storey rear extension

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00475/LDC Refused

  268 Hempstead Road Watford WD17 4LY

  Lawful development certificate for proposed hip to gable loft conversion to extend main ridge line and rear dormer

  23 Jun 2026 Lawful development